Weathering the storm: adapting Victoria's infrastructure to climate change

Weathering the storm: adapting Victoria's infrastructure to climate change

Summary of activity
Victoria's infrastructure, like roads and powerlines, was not built for more frequent and extreme weather, so is exposed to greater damage from wild storms, bushfires and floods. This report makes 7 recommendations aimed to help the Victorian Government to better assess and prepare infrastructure for the impacts of climate change.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Victorian Government
Risk topic
Climate change
Interim report on 2022 flood in northern Victoria

Interim report on 2022 flood in northern Victoria

Summary of activity
An interim report with 6 findings primarily focused on northern Victoria, it highlights the views of people with direct experience of the floods. The report has a focus on recovery including financial support, temporary accommodation, debris and structural damage, infrastructure, insurance, and community support.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Parliament of Victoria
Risk topic
Flood
 Young people and extreme weather

 Young people and extreme weather

Summary of activity
 One in 10 young people in Australia were impacted by an extreme weather event in 2023. Recommendations include engaging young people in the development of future disaster recovery strategies, planning and implementation; ensuring access to housing and financial supports; and increasing mental health support for impacted communities. 
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Independent
Risk topic
Climate change
Review into the Optus outage of 8 November 2023 – Final Report

Review into the Optus outage of 8 November 2023 – Final Report

Summary of activity
A review of a major telecommunications outage that's impact significantly affected emergency services, government services, businesses and vulnerable people. The review makes 18 recommendations to address structural issues within the broader telecommunications ecosystem, to ensure an effective and consistent framework for managing and responding to unanticipated network outages.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Australian Government
Risk topic
Communications disruption
Planning a resilient food system for Victoria

Planning a resilient food system for Victoria

Summary of activity
A report that discusses the emerging field of food resilience planning, it focuses on taking actions to strengthen the resilience of food systems, and its relevance for the state of Victoria.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Independent
Risk topic
Supply chain disruption
Giving Victorians a voice on climate change

Giving Victorians a voice on climate change

Summary of activity
A report that provides lived experiences of those who don’t often get a say on decisions around climate change. Contributions include people across the state who have been impacted by disasters – or witnessed others seeking help after disasters.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Victorian Council of Social Service
Risk topic
Climate change
Better acknowledging and resourcing the information accessibility sector in Australia

Better acknowledging and resourcing the information accessibility sector in Australia

Summary of activity
An examination of what is needed for good crisis communications for people with disabilities, the report provides recommendations to improve the production of accessible information for people with disability in Australia.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Academia
Risk topic
All hazards
Independent Review of the Australian Climate Service - Final Report

Independent Review of the Australian Climate Service - Final Report

Summary of activity
A performance evaluation of the Australian Climate Service (ACS) and its suitability to meet Australia's current and future climate information needs found there is an urgent and rapidly growing demand for climate and disaster risk information. The final report makes 11 recommendations including transferring responsibility for emergency management support functions from the ACS to the National Emergency Management Agency.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Australian Government
Risk topic
Climate change
Understanding and Improving Machine Translations for Emergency Communications

Understanding and Improving Machine Translations for Emergency Communications

Summary of activity
An investigation into the use of machine translation in urgent ‘behaviour-change communication’ to improve emergency messaging to multicultural communities. The report provides practical suggestions for how to reduce or avoid machine translation problems and risks, to create more efficient and effective, and culturally appropriate emergency communication strategies.
Publish year
2024
Organisation
Academia
Risk topic
All hazards